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bussare

to knock

verb boos-SAH-reh Rare

Also means

to call (at a door)

Usage Note

Bussare means to knock on a door (bussare alla porta). It takes avere as its auxiliary in compound tenses: ho bussato alla porta. Do not confuse with buscare (to get/catch something, often an illness) or picchiare (to hit).

Examples

"Ha bussato alla porta tre volte."

Natural Translation

He knocked on the door three times.

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